Unlimited Potential--Microsoft India

Microsoft India announced the roll-out of project ‘Unlimited Potential’ to enable information technology access to a large number of Indians. The project will focus on creating innovative ways for deploying technology to transform education, foster local innovation, and enable jobs and opportunities to sustain a continuous cycle of social and economic growth in the country.As part of the project, Microsoft will scale up its existing initiatives on the education front and broaden the opportunity beyond institutions to enable access for individuals under a ‘Connected Learning framework’ called IQ, which is essentially a combination of an online and offline content tied into all aspects of a student’s learning process and growth.Microsoft also announced the launch of the MSN IQ Beta Education Channel, a repository of educational as well as edutainment content that will help students access curriculum, avail themselves of online tutoring, competitive exam coaching, online entertainment and counselling.Microsoft is also working with partners in government and industry to build an employability portal that will aid the country’s nearly four-lakh engineering students who graduate each year to improve their technology, business and communication skills through online training and verification.HINDU